Um roteiro de 5 fases para restaurar a saúde do solo, retenção de água e biodiversidade em Wild Roots. Preparação de local baseada em evidências, sistemas alimentares perenes e um centro de educação que prova que a agricultura regenerativa é possível no clima mediterrânico.
Cada fase constrói sobre a anterior, com marcos mensuráveis e gestão adaptativa ao longo.
Objectivos: Estabilizar local, capturar precipitação, reduzir evaporação
Objectivos: Aumentar matéria orgânica, restaurar microbiologia, preparar canteiros para perenes
Objectivos: Introduzir espécies produtivas de longa duração adaptadas ao clima local
Objectivos: Estratificar perenes, coberturas do solo e fungos em sistemas integrados
Objectivos: Local maduro torna-se demonstração funcional, base de investigação e espaço de aprendizagem
Resultados mensuráveis que definem sucesso. Todos os dados publicados abertamente no nosso Hub de Dados.
Quando plantar o quê no Algarve. Coordenado com precipitação local, temperatura e condições do solo.
| Month | Soil Temp | Rainfall | Plant Species (Trees) | Plant Species (Shrubs/Herbaceous) | Maintenance Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10–12°C | High | Almond, olive, carob | Lavender, rosemary, sage | Dormant season; pruning, composting |
| February | 10–11°C | High | Fig, pomegranate, cherry | Oregano, thyme, rockrose | Mulch refresh; grafting + cuttings |
| March | 12–14°C | Medium | Citrus (late), stone fruits | Herbaceous perennials; cover crop | Spring growth begins; weed control |
| April | 15–17°C | Medium | Last trees for spring planting | Remaining herbaceous; nitrogen fixers | Irrigation established; pollinator habitat |
| May | 19–22°C | Low | — | — | Drought watch begins; mulch management |
| June–August | 25–29°C | Very Low | — | — | Irrigation critical; fire prevention; rest period |
| September | 25°C | Low | — | First autumn plantings possible | Harvest season begins; soil aeration |
| October | 20–22°C | Medium | Trees can resume (cooler soil) | Autumn herbaceous, cover crops | Autumn rains promote growth; fungal monitoring |
| November | 15–18°C | High | Prime planting season opens | Perennials; nitrogen-fixers; legumes | Major planting push; mulch applied |
| December | 11–13°C | High | Peak planting (through January) | Final autumn/winter additions | Mulch protection; frost watch |
Wild Roots applies core permaculture ethics and design principles to ensure resilience, productivity, and ecosystem health.
Build soil health, retain water, regenerate habitat. Every intervention improves long-term site fertility and resilience to climate stress.
Create jobs, share knowledge, enable food security. Design systems that serve communities, not just extract resources.
Share knowledge openly. Publish all data, methods, and learning. Enable replication by other farms and regions.
Use natural processes (soil biology, water cycles, ecological succession) instead of fighting them with inputs and energy.
Monitor continuously. Adapt management based on data—satellite imagery, soil tests, species surveys, water balance.
Start with landscape-scale water and wind patterns, then design guild structures, species selection, and maintenance protocols.
Capture rainfall during wet season for dry-season use. Build thermal mass in buildings. Maximize solar exposure.
All-on-site recycling: composting, mulching, greywater, deadwood → fungal habitat. Zero external inputs where possible.
Wild Roots collaborates with University of Algarve, ICNF, and European research networks to validate outcomes and contribute to peer-reviewed literature on Mediterranean renaturation.
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